tests: more cases for read input diagnostics

* tests/misc/read-errors.sh: Exercise more modes of
various utilities for better read error coverage.
* tests/split/fail.sh: Remove part refactored into the above test.

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/tests/misc/read-errors.sh b/tests/misc/read-errors.sh
index 288c3ecc2..7f395bb9e 100755
--- a/tests/misc/read-errors.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/read-errors.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ cksum -a sm3 .
 cksum -a sysv .
 comm . .
 csplit . 1
-cut -b1 .
+cut -c1 .
+cut -f1 .
 date -f .
 dd if=.
 dircolors .
@@ -45,7 +46,10 @@ expand .
 factor < .
 fmt .
 fold .
-head .
+head -n1 .
+head -n-1 .
+head -c1 .
+head -c-1 .
 join . .
 nl .
 numfmt < .
@@ -53,17 +57,29 @@ od .
 paste .
 pr .
 ptx .
-shuf .
+shuf -r .
+shuf -n1 .
 sort .
-split .
+split -l1 .
+split -b1 .
+split -C1 .
+split -n1 .
+split -nl/1 .
+split -nr/1 .
 tac .
-tail .
+tail -n1 .
+tail -c1 .
+tail -n+1 .
+tail -c+1 .
 tee < .
 tr 1 1 < .
 tsort .
 unexpand .
 uniq .
+uniq -c .
 wc .
+wc -c .
+wc -l .
 " |
 sort -k 1b,1 > all_readers || framework_failure_
 
diff --git a/tests/split/fail.sh b/tests/split/fail.sh
index b8d54ea71..0884d6267 100755
--- a/tests/split/fail.sh
+++ b/tests/split/fail.sh
@@ -58,11 +58,4 @@ returns_ 1 split --number=r/$UINTMAX_OFLOW </dev/null 2>/dev/null || fail=1
 # Make sure that a huge obsolete option does the right thing.
 split -99999999999999999991 in || fail=1
 
-# Make sure split fails when it can't read input
-# (the current directory in this case)
-if ! cat . >/dev/null; then
-  # can't read() directories
-  returns_ 1 split . || fail=1
-fi
-
 Exit $fail